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Virginia Tech junior Maggie Tyler, a Poquoson High alumna, struck out a career-high 17 batters Friday as the Hokies nipped James Madison 3-2 in eight innings.
Tyler's strikeouts were the most by a Tech pitcher since Angela...

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Kentucky's next big test was supposed to come this weekend against a national powerhouse, not during a midweek game against an Ivy League school missing its best player.
But there were John Calipari's top-ranked Wildcats, yet to...

Several school’s moved quickly to fill vacant college football coaching jobs. We’ve taken the liberty to break down some of those moves and grade each of the hires:
BUFFALO
Out: Jeff Quinn
In: Lance Leipold
The Buzz: It was only a...

His stats, more than 3,400 yards passing and 49 touchdowns, speak volumes about Shannon Patrick's ability, but so far Wellington's senior quarterback has received only one college offer, which has both him and his coach more than a little perplexed.
"It...

A weekly look back at sports in the Lehigh Valley, in anniversaries of multiples of five years.
November 17
2009—After 28 years as Northwestern's head football coach, Bob Mitchell announces he will step down after the upcoming Eastern Conference Class 3A championship game against Bethlehem Catholic. A 13-0 loss to the Golden Hawks leaves Mitchell with a career record of 177-130-1 and three District 11 championships.
2009—Parkland manages just two shots on goal and falls to Lower...

Catholic University amassed a 21-point lead and held on to beat the Apprentice School 31-24 Saturday in Washington, D.C.
Builders sophomore Joseph Hodge ran for a career-high 139 yards and a touchdown, while freshman quarterback Deon Lavender threw for 163 yards and a touchdown.
The Cardinals went ahead 31-10, thanks in part to a pair of touchdown passes from TJ Tutone to Lucas Morley.
The Builders closed the third quarter with a 65-yard scoring pass from Lavender to Tylee Smith, who outraced three...

Herb Walker Jr. and Robert Council combined for three rushing touchdowns in the first half as visiting Morgan State beat Florida A&M, 24-9, on Saturday.
Walker ran for 203 yards and a score as he finished with his fifth straight 100-yard rushing effort for the Bears (3-3, 2-1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), who have won four of the past six games between the schools. Council added a pair of short touchdown runs and finished 7-for-11 for 121 yards through the air.
Freshman Gerald Hearns rushed for...

FBS vs. FBS
Keenan Reynolds rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns to help Navy beat Temple 31-24 in Philadelphia.
Reynolds finished 4-of-8 for 30 yards while Geoffrey Whiteside and DeBrandon Sanders each added a rushing touchdown for Navy (1-1), which finished with 517 yards of offense -- 487 on the ground. Noah Copeland chipped in with 84 yards on 12 carries for the Midshipmen, who converted 6-of-10 attempts on third down.
P.J. Walker went 29-of-49 for 240 yards, two touchdowns and an...

Khalil Mack, an outside linebacker from the University of Buffalo, is among the most coveted players in the 2014 draft.
Amazingly, he received just two scholarship offers — from Buffalo and Liberty universities — and was a two-star recruit (out of five) by Rivals.com. Then again, he played just one year of high school football.
LIVE: Tweets and reaction on NFL Draft 2014
Mack, who is in New York for the draft, said he felt from early in his career that he’d wind up in the NFL....